Incoming American Airlines CEO To Employees: Cut Costs, Don’t “Spend A Dollar More Than We Need To”

Feb 26 2022

At the ‘State Of The Airline’ employee forum last month current American Airlines President and incoming CEO Robert Isom laid out his vision for the airline. It was mostly about operating reliably as the priority that matters most. One line, though, struck me at the time. I didn’t write about it. Instead it’s been tossing around in my head ever since.

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President Biden’s Pollster To Democrats: Lift Mask Restrictions Or Risk Election

Feb 25 2022

I’ve written for a year that the decision on ‘returning to normal’ which includes sunsetting the transportation mask mandate requiring masks be worn in airports and on planes would be a political one. Specifically, the mandate would sunset before end of summer so that the President could declare victory over the pandemic before the midterm elections. Control of the House and Senate hang in the balance.

President Biden’s pollster’s firm now is giving Democrats this same advice.

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Dear United Airlines: There’s Such A Thing As Too Much Information About A Delay

Feb 25 2022

One of the biggest frustrations airline passengers face is delays – but not just because they may not get where they’re going when they’d hoped, or even miss a connection along the way, but because they’re frequently kept in the dark about what’s going on. They don’t know when to expect they’ll actually leave, and often feel like they’re being lied to.

And they sometimes are lied to! But one United Airlines flight today offered a little too much truth.

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Flight Attendants Don’t Want A Mask Mandate Anymore, Either

Feb 25 2022

Flight attendants unions are pushing to extend the federal transportation mask mandate which is currently set to end March 18. But their members are far from all on board.

I’ve heard from several flight attendants, and watched discussions in social media, where they’re up in arms over their union leaders pushing for this requirement – because they’re tired of wearing masks on planes themselves.

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American Airlines Charters Flight For Stranded High School Band Returning From Disney World

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Feb 25 2022

American Airlines saved the day for a school group of 77 passengers stranded during a major weather event in Dallas.

The high school band from Missoula, Montana performed at Disney World. On the way back they were stranded at DFW airport, and forced to sleep at the airport for one night. And this was the first experience flying – and even leaving their home state – for many of the teens.

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